The places and spaces we admired from a distance.
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Perth 2016: North Perth
The beautiful suburb where we stayed.
It was a short 5 days, but being able to get a feel of life in the suburbs really went a long way in making me feel that I could really be living in a place like that.
Maybe, in time.
Behind Pacamara
While waiting and hoping for some of the crowd to clear, we went for some cloud and sky therapy.
That Shadowy Day
Barangaroo Reserve
Looking back, I realise this was the last place of attraction I visited in Sydney.
It was a cloudy, overcast day, which sort of mirrored my feelings about leaving the beautiful city soon. I decided to do something about those feelings, and together we went for a walk at the newly opened Barangaroo Reserve. It helped.
Parramatta River // Wharf
The Jacaranda Petal
It was a day for pictures. The sky had just the right amount of clouds. The air was crisp and fresh. The temperature was not too warm. It was, in all aspects, a perfect late spring day.
A single jacaranda petal on the bridge’s ledge. So beautiful it made my heart race with the excitement of capturing it on camera.
In 5 seconds, the focus was adjusted, aperture fixed, shutter pressed. Picture captured. The single petal on the bridge. Then the picture reviewed, to make sure I had gotten it right.
2 seconds after I had taken the picture, I looked up from the camera. I realised, with a start, that the petal was gone. A gust of wind had come, and it floated down to the river below, joining the other petals, bobbing along the banks.
The moment was gone.
In a moment of insight, I wondered if, in my efforts to capture the “perfect” picture of the petal, I had sacrificed experiencing the essence and beauty of the moment, getting caught up with camera settings and technicalities instead.
What I have now is only a replica of that moment, a reminder of the moment I missed.
How many times in life do we chase after what we feel are the bigger things, the larger goals, the seemingly more important things, only to realise that we have missed what we had right in front of us?
The little things. Always go back to the little things.
Jacarandas By The River
So beautiful my heart ached.
Along Life's Path 